

This page is being updated and cleaned up during the COVID-19 crisis. Jinny Gudmundsen is the author of the new book: iPad Apps for Kids, part of the For Dummies series.This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers. 19 for iOS and will be released for Android devices in early in 2014. These puzzles are wacky, thought-provoking and wildly entertaining as kids help the beloved Om Nom get to his candy.īest For: Kids (and adults) who love puzzles. Each location introduces a new helper, including Roto, a helicopter-like bug who has the power to carry Om Nom and other things, and Lick, whose frog-like tongue can create ramps for the candy to roll on. The puzzles involve strategically cutting ropes from which Om Nom's beloved candy is dangling so that the cute alien can eat his treat. Lured out of his house by a gang of sweets-stealing spiders, Om Nom needs help solving puzzles in five new locations: Forest, Sandy Dam, Junkyard, City Park and Underground. Om Nom, the cute little candy-eating alien who rose to fame in "Cut the Rope," has gone missing. ZeptoLab UK Limited, best for ages 7-up, $.99, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad With 21 animals to pet and play with, kids will be giggling over this new zoo.īest For: Animal lovers and belly laughers. Also fascinating is the way one illustration fluidly morphs into the next. Touch the face of a bunny, and it falls back and springs forward. Filled with zany animals for kids to touch, poke and stroke, the app constantly delights with its novel and surprising interactions. Whether the app is a game, a book, or a creativity starter, all of these apps deliver an experience that your kids will adore.įox & Sheep, best for ages 4-up, $1.99, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Amazonīubbling over with silliness and whimsy, this app by Christoph Niemann will get the whole family laughing.

The following list of my top apps for kids ages 3 to 12 all have one thing in common: They create wonder.

Want to count wiggling bugs, style orange frizzy hair on your virtual head, make a bowl of peas talk, or save the world from pollution? It's all possible with the apps selected for my favorites from this year's releases.
